Pillars of the Wu family

The weather in Yuezhong in April is warm and dry, and the lack of rain in the past two months has brought great troubles to spring farming. In addition to worrying about when it will rain, the Chinese and local servants in Yuezhong have to worry about when it will rain, and they also have to be distracted by staring at the growing crops. In the tense war atmosphere, Zengshan City has issued several generals one after another, and the local people are not allowed to leave the townships without orders, and Tonami County has also entered a wartime state.

The wooden boat city in the northwest of Tonami County has a special location. Because it is adjacent to the Kaga Kingdom, it is regarded as the gateway guarding the West Gate of Etsuchu. At this time, the gate is open to welcome a group of special guests. Kaga, a square official and a Chinese, has always been a vanguard.

The lord of the castle, Ishiguro Sakon Kuroto Naruto, stood outside the city to welcome the arrival of the old lord Jinbochang. In terms of identifying, executing, and expelling the believers of the Yixiang sect, he was given a chance to fish in troubled waters for a Chinese who was not of Yixiang Yikui origin.

As a grasshopper who was tied to the rope of Ichikui along with Shinbo, he had no choice but to retreat. Most of the men in the clan were coerced by Jinbo to Kaga, including his clan, Ishiguro Sakin. Chengguang Kane is also in it, his prestigious family is pinched by the head of the Jinbao, and he has no choice but to obediently cooperate with Kaga's consistent actions. He knows very well that once the Kira family finds out that he is still related to the defeated army who fled to Kaga The entanglement may become a member who was hanged on the streets of Yuezhong.

"My lord, since the Kira army entered Tonami County this time, they have killed 730 disciples of Yixiangyikui, and exiled more than [-] believers who participated in Yixiangyikui. It is said that they will be exiled to the deep mountains of Echigo He was detained as a convict miner. This time, the people in the county suffered a great loss. Most of the people's territory, including the lord's territory, was confiscated. The population of the county has decreased by nearly [-]%. Negative counties and Xinchuan counties have transferred the population, and transferred the people of the country to live here. I heard that in a few days the city will be demolished, the villages will be relocated and reorganized into larger villages, and the streets will be remarked. For this reason, I have been called several times to increase Shancheng participated in the evaluation meeting..."

Jinbao Chief is black and thin, with a messy beard that has not been taken care of, and it can be seen that life in Kaga is not very easy.Hearing his introduction, he stopped to look carefully at Muzhou City, and said in a low voice, "You are very ambitious! How are the remaining retainers doing? Have you been discovered?"

"No, probably not." Ishiguro Naruzuna shook his head. In fact, he was not sure about his judgment. He always felt that he was stared at by strange eyes intentionally or unintentionally when he went to Zengshan Castle several times. Maybe it was because he was too nervous. illusion.

Shinbo Chief stared at it for a while, then sighed and said: "This matter is related to the great cause of the revival of our Jinbo Clan. We must be cautious in our actions. We must not let the Kira family know our actual actions. We will do our best to seize Masuyama Castle in one fell swoop. , Release the main cities along the Jincheng line, and then merge and capture Toyama Castle to drive out the Kira army."

Ishiguro Chenggang secretly cursed a fool.You can't see the emergency order of Etsuchu so obviously, but you still pretend to be ignorant on the surface and ask: "But Tokyuki Yamamoto seems to have discovered Kaga's movements. How can we ensure the secrecy of the operation?"

"I'm not afraid of this. The movement in Kaga has always been so big that it will be discovered sooner or later, but there are many Vietnamese officials like this family who have sneaked into Tonami County. They only need to go out at the same time when the time comes to catch the Kira family by surprise. , when the time comes, you and I are both meritorious persons, and it is only natural to share more of the territory of the extermination country!" Shinbo Chief laughed triumphantly, if no one saw standing on the castle tower, then With his shabby plain jacket and messy attire, he might be kicked out as a rogue warrior.

Ishiguro Chenggang's complexion improved, and he quickly flattered him: "My lord is really a clever plan!"

But this time he shot at the wrong place, Shen Baochang shook his head and said: "This strategy is so brilliant, but it is not from the hands of the family, but the strategy formulated by General Kaga Issou Ichikui, the eminent monk Du Chaoshengji. The Dadu monk promised that as long as we are able to do things well, we will have to give us some more territory after we seize Yuezhong."

Ishiguro Narutsuna always felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't show any color on the surface, muttering: "This is the best! This is the best..."

On the [-]th day of April, when the sky was about to light up, Hasunuma Castle, Ichijoji Castle, Anyoji Castle, Takakiba Gobo, and Tsuchiyama Gobo were completely lost in Tonami County on the side adjacent to the Kaga Kingdom, and there were more than [-] people. Kaga Yiyiyikui's army suddenly poured into the territory of Yuezhong from several mountains, and rushed to report to Masuyama Castle one after another.

Even though it had been expected, Tokyuki Yamamoto was still annoyed when faced with the corrupt situation in the western part of Tonami County. It can't be disintegrated in a short time. This is the most typical mentality of Chinese people in the Warring States Period. They don't eat hard and soft, and they especially like to push their noses on their faces. Don't say that you are an outsider in Kira Yoshishi. Even if you are the guardian appointed by the general It is also a matter of saying kicked out.

Especially there is the core area of ​​Ichikui's activities. Even Tokiyuki Yamamoto dare not take the lead in mobilizing them. He must first clean up the influence of the Ichiko clan in the east of Tonami County first, and then take the west of Tonami County after the line of Masuyama Castle in the east is completely stabilized. It's a pity. It's because Kaga has always been unwilling to give him more worlds, the war last year ended only this year, and the war has ignited again this year.

Ogurakan Kokura Rokuemon, Arakikan Araki Taifubo Cage Castle asked for help, the entire Tonami Plain in the west of Tonami County was completely unobstructed, like a woman who had no power of resistance, being indulged by a rude man like Ichigo Devastated, Yamamoto Tokiyuki ordered the remnants of the Tonami Plains to burn their food and lead the army to retreat, luring Ichikui to attack the lofty mountains of the Takao Hills in the east.

Among the not-so-high mountains on the line of Mt. Habufu, Mt. Takao, and Mt. Tengu, there is an exquisite wall defense composed of Inami Castle, Yinwei Castle, Habukuyama Castle, Yaskawa Castle, Masuyama Castle, and Kameyama Castle. Net, this walled city defense network is like the Maginot Line of Etsuchu, which bears the heavy responsibility of blocking Kaga's consistent attack.

This walled city defense network was not built by Tokiyuki Yamamoto, but a set of walled city defense network that guarded the Tonami Plains gradually formed after Naota Momoi built Kameyama Castle more than 200 years ago during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The exact person who handled it was Etsuchu The successive family governors of the Shenbao clan used generations of people to carefully build mountain castles one after another. They used this walled city line from south to north to form an encirclement network echoing with Fangshengjin Castle and Shoushan Castle. The prey in the net was the whole Tonami County and half of Sheshui County.

It has to be said that the rise of the Jimbo Clan did have its own reasons. With the name of the three guardians of Etsuchu, it gradually squeezed out the Yusa clan in the west of Tonami County, and completed the complete domination of the two counties in the central and western regions of Etsuchu. The Internet provided great convenience to the Jinbao clan, and the guardian of Etsuchu, who lacked geographical support, could only escape desperately.

It is also this walled city network, as well as one branch city after another established by the official Ishiguro clan on the Tonami Plain, forming a three-dimensional defense network covering the entire core area of ​​Tonami County. For decades, it has relied on this walled city network Blocking Etsuchu Ichikui in the mountains in the west of Tonami County and not being able to come out, if it weren't for the fact that the Kira family intervened too much, Jinbo Chief should be able to block Etsuchu Ichikui with one hand, and then continue to complete it with the other hand his layout.

Just like what the family governors of the Jimbo clan have done, they took advantage of Masuyama Castle’s condescension to overlook the Uchihirano of Fusho County in the east, and quickly completed the annexation of Fusho County. City, so as to complete the layout of the first and most important step in Xinchuan County. This is the rise of the Jimbo Clan again since the death of Jinbo Qingzong. In the past 20 years, the Jinbo Chief has worked smoothly and kept suppressing the Shiina Clan. The sphere of influence expands his influence, he is no longer the guardian of Tonami County, he will be the guardian daimyo of Etsuchu.

If the expansion of Jinbo Chief's position continues according to the established plan, maybe Shiina will be bullied and flee to Echigo for help, just like what Murakami Yoshiki, Takanashi Masahiro, and Ogasawara have done for a long time. The transformation from a daimyo to a daimyo in the Warring States period became a famous hero. Unfortunately, he met a powerful opponent who made him lose his territory, and an opponent he could never fight against in his life, Yoshitoki Kira.

On April 28, another main force of Kaga Ichikoikui invaded Etsuchu through Sheshui County. There were more than [-] troops on this route. The newly-emerged powerful official Sugiura Genren of Kaga Ichikozu was the general. The [-] in the county responded to the Yikui Army, and this change brought a great crisis to Vietnam and China.

This way the Kaga Ichikui army came very cleverly, and it happened to catch Yamamoto Tokiyuki and put his main energy on dealing with the [-] Kaga Ichikui army that suddenly poured in from Tonami County. The unprepared Angushan Castle and Iikubo Castle were attacked by force, and the strong front of the soldiers approached the guarded mountain castle standing alone next to Ergami Mountain.

Seeing that the situation is not going well, Zhang Shenbao, the lord of the mountain city, hastily surrendered, and so easily gave up the good situation in Sheshui County. His surrender was like toppling a domino, and the avalanche effect caused instantly caused half of Sheshui County to collapse overnight. Surrendered in no time, the [-] Kaga Yixiang Yikui Army captured a large area of ​​territory without a single soldier, and forcibly cut Sheshui County into north and south sections.

The Kaga Ichikui army in Tonami County was immediately morale boosted when they heard the news of the victory of the partial division. They rampaged on the Tonami Plain and passed all the servants of the country, big and small, like a sieve. Fortunately, all the servants who were close to Kira were killed. Withdrew, the farmers also took refuge in the deep mountains and old forests earlier. They knew very well that if they were caught by Yiyiyikui, they would either be killed or be coerced into the Yiyikui army as cannon fodder.

At the beginning of May, there was even a small-scale commotion among the Chinese people in Fushou County. Fortunately, Yukiko Numata led the army to suppress it, and caught a few young people who were fanning the flames and hanged them to serve as an example. This unhealthy trend was suppressed, but Numata Yuguang did not feel complacent about it, but looked worriedly at the distant coastline in the east, and muttered to himself: "When will we wait until we act?" ( To be continued..)